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Murder hunt's chilling end
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"I can confirm we have located human remains in a grave behind me," he said. "The human remains are those of Corryn Rayney. "This has now become a homicide investigation. I emphasise this is where the investigation starts, not finishes." The news was delayed in the morning so police could confirm DNA tests of samples removed from the body and inform Mrs Rayney's family and work colleagues of the discovery. Mrs Rayney (44) had been missing for nine days, and was last seen at a bootscooting class in the Bentley Community Hall on August 7. Her car was found in Kershaw Street, Subiaco, on Tuesday night, and a trail of transmission oil led police to the grave site at King's Park. Det-Sgt Lee said the remains were still underground. Her DNA was retrieved with a probe, which collected a sample of the remains. He said forensic police would spend the next few days sifting through layers of soil before removing the body. "It's a painstaking forensic process, we expect we will still be here tomorrow," he said. "We have a number of important scenes being examined forensically and we are getting good results. "Site testing needs to be done, we need to examine avenues into and out of the scene. We're looking for microscopic material, hairs, fibres. Recruits from the (police) Academy are searching the whole park." Recruits were seen on an "emu stalk" along sections of May Drive, apparently searching for anything that might have been thrown from a car. Det-Sgt Lee said he did not know whether the park was the scene of the murder. "We can't just assume this is where everything occurred. We are just being very cautious. We don't know what injuries we've got," he said. "We have a professional forensic team, we are pulling out all stops for this. If the killer left any evidence, we will find it." He said there was no information to suggest Mrs Rayney knew her killer, or that the murder was premeditated. "I think she did meet with someone (after her bootscooting class at Bentley on the night of Tuesday, August 7) and that was her killer. "She may have gone somewhere, she may have gone out for a cup of coffee and met someone. "Her intention was to travel home at 9.30 last Tuesday. There was some intervention from that person." He said police believed the murderer was at the grave site, off Lovekin Drive, for some time. "That gives the public a significant time-frame where they might have seen something. "We are asking anyone who has any information on this case to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or local police. "We are particularly interested in Mrs Rayney's movements last Tuesday evening after 9.30pm - any information whatsoever, not limited to Bentley or King's Park; any sightings of Mrs Rayney or her vehicle. "If anyone saw someone leaving the Kershaw Street address (where Mrs Rayney's car was found on Tuesday night), early Wednesday morning or during Wednesday, please pass on the information to us." Det-Sgt Lee described the discovery as an "an extraordinary amount of good luck", and said the oil trail was caused by damage underneath Mrs Rayney's car. "I believe it was driven off the road," he said. "There are a number of side-tracks off the road; it appears the vehicle has driven over one of those bollards. That's how the oil leaked out of the gearbox." He said the killer should be concerned, and encouraged the person to come forward to police. |
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